100 Followers Giveaway

Woohoo! I have made it to 100 followers. Thank you for all of you who have stopped by. I am going to quickly write this post as I get ready to leave for Tennessee in the morning. Yippee! (I may or my not be able to update while I am up there.)

Since I have 100 followers, I've decided to giveaway one of my newest items that I created. It is a Sight Word Bingo game. There are 5 different levels of sight word sets. Each set includes 10 playing mats along with calling cards. Each set is color coded for easy identification.  Here are some pictures of a completed set that I made this week for my classroom.

 

I will be giving away the item to one lucky follower. To enter simply enter below. Click on my preview below to take you to my TPT store.

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Enjoy! I can't wait to hear from everyone!

Hurry....Pete Rocks Giveaway

Over at Heather's Heart, there is an awesome "Pete the Cat" Giveaway. Head over there and check it out. I know I have already entered and so should you. There are so many literacy activities up for the giveaway by amazing teachers.

You have until next Wednesday at 11:59pm to enter.

My Little Twinkle Toes

So today was my little ones first day of dance class. She was very excited and couldn't wait to put on her new leotard and dance shoes. When we got there she was acting very shy, which is totally not normal for her. She usually says hello to everyone and blows them kisses. She clung to my legs while we waited for her teacher to come get them. There was another little girl from her class waiting with us who quickly came over to play with her. She was still acting shy but then started to warm up. Her teacher came to get them and they went to their classroom. We aren't allowed in the rooms and can sit in the parent room and view them on the TV. Let me tell you, I don't know how her teacher does it, but I would definitely need a nap after teaching that class. There are only 4 girls in her class because of the summer and she was constantly chasing after one of them. We were all laughing at them in the parent room. B was so funny. At first, she didn't know what to do but then realized that she needed to listen. Watching them try to hop was the cutest thing. Hopefully next time I will be able to get better pictures. Here are a few from after the class today.

B waving to everyone as they were leaving.

B playing with the dinosaurs for the brothers that wait.

B giving me the "enough with the pictures" mom look.

I did get some pictures with the other girls in her class, which are darling but I won't be posting them on here since I'm sure the parents might not like it. Anyways, enough of me babbling on about B's First Dance class. I just had to share with you all.

In other news, I am almost to 100 followers. Yippee! Which means that I will be having a giveaway once I reach it. I have been creating new things and can't wait to share. Don't forget to stop by my co-worker, Lori's blog (Teaching with Love and Laughter), who is having a 500 follower giveaway. I have donated my new, improved "Pop! Sight Word Game" which has 6 different levels for differentiation. You can also purchase it in my TPT store.

Teaching with Love and Laughter Giveaway

My amazing co-worker anf fellow blogger Lori from Teaching With Love and Laughter is celebrating having 500 followers by having a giveaway. I will be giving away my new, improved "Pop! Sight Word Game". There are also many more amazing items that you can win. Check out her blog!

Have an awesome rest of the weekend everyone!

(I see I have new followers. Come out and introduce yourselves. I would love to hear from everyone.)

It's Summer Time!

Well, I have finally made it to summer vacation. I'm doing the happy dance because it is finally here. However, I didn't get my room completely packed today and have to go back Monday morning to finish. I only have a few odds and ends to pack up. I didn't get to take pictures of my room today, but here are a few from my library. I started to reogranize my library and started inputing my books into Booksource. Here is 2 of my shelves:

I had to place all of the books onto the shelves and have as much possible off of the tops. I removed all of my labels from the books, as I am going to be redoing the whole library. I'm still trying to figure out what exactly I am going to do. Any suggestions?

Earlier this week as I was beginning to pack up my room, my students were playing review games. As I was orgnaizing, I was watching them play a sight words review game that I made several years ago using popcorn. I found these cute plastic popcorn buckets in the Target Dollar section. (You know you all check that area everytime you go there!) It's always my first stop. I picked up several one them and than began thinking of how I could use them in the classroom. I quickly thought of this popcorn clipart I saw on the Mailbox website. I bought them and then came home and thought and thought and thought about what literacy activity I could make with it. This is where "POP! Sight Word Game" was born. My students love it! It's very simple to play. Students place the sight word popcorn cards into the box. They take turns pulling out a popcorn card and reading it. If they read the word correctly, they keep the card. If they read it incorrectly, they place the card back into the bucket. If they pull out a "POP!" card, they place all of their cards back into the bucket. Below is a picture of the original game:

Notice the two different colored cards in the bags. Those are two different sets for differentiated instruction. I actually had 6 different sets. Well, after watching my students play the game, I thought that I needed to do a little revamp of the game. So, I am pleased to present the New and Improved POP! Sight Word Game. Click on the picture to go to my TPT store.

I hope your students enjoy it as much as mine do!

Memorial Day Sale

I'll be having a 20% off sale in celebration of Memorial Day! Click the image below and stop by my TPT Store.

Proud Moment from Former Students

This week just seemed to drag on. After today, we have 7 1/2 days left with students. It has been raining almost everyday this week. I'm ready for summer and so are the kids. On a brighter note, we received good news this morning about our FCAT scores. Third Grade is the year that students will be retained if they don't pass the reading section.  Well, all of our Third Grade students PASSED!!!! : ) (Insert back flip here!) We are so ecstatic about this accomplishment. I also found out that 3 of my former students got a perfect score on the Reading Section. I had these students for three years. I had them for Kindergarten, First and Second Grade. Since my school is not a "traditional" school, we teach the same students for 3 years in a subject area before they move on to an Intermediate Cluster. All of my other students from that class, also did very well on the test. On top of all this excitement, I am anxiously awaiting the results of the Fourth Graders. I was asked to teach an After school Reading Camp for Below Grade level students in reading. So, I will be waiting on pins and needles until they come out. Fingers crossed that they did just as well.

New Linky to learn All About Hoo? You!

I stumbled across a new linky from Mommy & Me Creations. Each Tuesday she will post new questions. Link up so we can get to know each other better.

Here are this week's questions:

1) What are your plans for the Summer?

Spending time with my little girl and my husband (who also happens to be a teacher), going to Tennessee in June for a vacation, and spending time with friends that I haven't gotten to see lately.

2) What are your favorite Summer activities?

Playing with my little girl and doing crafts.
3) Do you enjoy going outdoors, or are you more of an inside person?

Honestly, it really depends where I am at. I live in southern Florida and the summer is really hot. Sometimes it is unbareable to be outside for more than 30 minutes, so I tend to spend my time inside. When I go up north, I LOVE being outside.

4) Which of the following is your favorite and why. Fishing, Hiking, or Camping.

Hiking, because the scenery is always changing.

Giveaway by Mrs. Stanford's Class Blog

One of my newest followers Mrs. Stanford is having an awesome Sight Word Practice Giveaway! Head over to her blog and check it out!

Join the Summer Bucket List

Since the countdown to summer has begun for all of us, I am joining the Summer Bucket List Linky Party. 14 more days for me! How about ya'll? These wonderful bloggers started this party: Hadar at Miss Kindergarten, April at A Modern Teacher, and Teri at A Cupcake for the Teacher. Head over to any of their blogs and link up.
Here's my list so far in no particular order. (I'm sure I will add more as the days go by.)

1. Classroom Booksource (Thanks Miss Nelson!) I really need to do this to keep track of all my books. I think I may enlist my Second Graders for help with this as I start to orgnaize my shelves to be packed away.

2. Take a vacation with family to Tennessee. I love it up there. We'll be visiting the Smoky Mountains

 and of course my favorite university.......UT! GO VOLS!

3. Work on my blog

4. Work on making new product for my side business. I started making bows for my daughter and turned it into a side business.

5. Potty Train my daughter! Ahhh!

6. Enjoy watching my little girl in her first dance class.

7. Work on my new classroom theme. I have done in previous years: ocean, rainforest, bears, country....and this year it is Forest/Camping.

8. Create new items for Literacy Stations for next year.

9. Work on Theme Lessons.

My list could go on, but I don't want to be overwhelming. What is on your Summer Bucket List?

Teacher Appreciation Week Sale

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

My self along with LOTS of other stores will be holding a 3-day Teacher Appreciation Sale on TPT. The sale will last from May 6-8th. My items will be on sale for 20% off, plus wait for it, wait for it, TPT will be adding an extra 8% off for a grand total of 28% off. It's simple! All you have to do is Enter the code TAD12 at checkout to receive the extra 8% off. Click below for a quick link to my store.

I will be adding more items tonight when I get home. Let's celebrate all of our hardwork!

Giveaway winners

It has been a crazy week for me. My husband is in charge of the School Science Fair, as well as, our Regional Science Fair. I have been helping him get ready for the Regional Fair, which is today. Thank goodness! My house been taken over by it. That's where I will be all day today.

Anyways, I decided to be generious and give my Ant Unit to both people who left comments. I will be emailing it to you tonight when I get home. Check your mailboxes tonight ladies. Thank you for commenting and following.